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New York City Developer Accused in Disabled-Access Suit

Justice Department Files Suit Against Related Companies and Two Architects

March 17, 2014 10:36 p.m. ET

A long-running dispute between the federal government and some New York developers over whether their buildings are accessible to the disabled escalated Monday with a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The suit charges one of New York's biggest developers and two prominent architects—including the dean of the Yale School of Architecture—with violation of two federal laws, the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with...